The surprise runaway winner of Thailand's election, the Pheu Thai party, say it has agreed to from a coalition with four smaller parties.
The party-led by Yingluck Shinawatra, sister of ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra-won a clear majority with an estimated 265 seats.
Prime Minister abhisit Vejjajiva has announced his resignation as leader of the Democrats, which won 160 seats.
The outgoing defence minister said the powerful army would accept the result.
Ms. Yingluck, who has no previous political experience, said Pheu Thai and four other parties had "agreed to work together to run the country and solve people's problems".
"the first urgent issue is how to achieve reconciliation," she said